(NYMWPS) — A civil society organization monitoring foreign incursions and advancing peace and development in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday, March 12, raised fears of escalating Chinese intrusions within
The Philippines has directed its fishermen to ignore China's annual ban on trawling in waters Beijing claims as its own. But not everyone wants to face off against a global superpower on the high seas.
China and the Philippines tense stand-off over Scarborough Shoal leaves fishermen in fear
The Philippines has directed its fishermen to ignore China s annual ban on trawling in waters Beijing claims as its own. But not everyone wants to face off against a global superpower on the high seas. 26 May 2021
Federico Josol remembers the first time he saw a Chinese helicopter buzz menacingly above his fishing boat.
It was 2013 and he was fishing at Panatag â or Scarborough Shoal â a triangular-shaped coral reef about 120 nautical miles from his home at Masinloc, a few hours north-west of Manila. There were two helicopters and four Chinese coastguard, and a big brown ship that looked like it was used for war, he recalled.